...to really dislike the things that Shona Sibary writes

It is NOT about the fact her 4 year old has started school, if I had had an August baby I would have probably sent them to school too. It's her smug writing - and the fact that in an earlier article she spoke about giving her kids medication when they go on a plane to knock them out.

The article she wrote about moving to and then leaving the West country was hilarious. I think one of her older children refused to move back with her. There's literally no aspect of family life that woman won't offer up for a few shillings.

Mind you, there was also the woman who wrote anonymously in the Guardian about her family - the Guardian forums at the time had a long-running thread about how she sounded like an appalling parent. It turned out to be Julie Myerson whose son was On The Drugs.

I couldn't read the daughter's article because one of my parents was similar when I was her age. It was a source of shame for me because I felt embarrassed that I didn't have the relationship with my parent that everyone else had, and I also was scared that if I told anyone I'd be sent to live somewhere else (whether that's true or not, I have no idea, but I was young...). It affected my mental health severely for years afterwards, and I wonder if the daughter speaking out about it will make things worse or better for her.

Her article about how she allowed her 13 year old to get drunk and jump off a trampoline, breaking her collarbone, and her teenage boy (young, 14?) to smoke shisha which he gave to their 4 year old and he put the video on Youtube, frankly gave me the creeps. I mean, literally, it quite upset me and it was published in August and I was thinking about it just this morning, and now again just seeing her name.

It's either exaggerated, which is harmful as I don't think it's on to pretend such behaviour is just the hijinks of youth, or it's true, and she should keep it to herself in shame.

squooshI'm sure she pitches it herself, there doesn't seem to be any shortage of these 'writers' offering themselves up on a plate. It seems as though no aspect of family life is out of bounds and for every one that gets published she probably offers two that are rejected

I read an article online about this. As paid writing work becomes more competitive, there is more and more of this. The initial brief often doesn't resemble the finished article. Once the writer has submitted it, it will come back with "oh, focus more on this bit, take that bit out"all with tha aim of getting these click bait pieces that no-one sane would willingly come up with and as the writer has already given up a fair bit of time (as yet unpaid) they will do what they are told.

she contradicts everything she says - apparently she's renting a property but yet she owns a house and cuts pictures out of a brochure saying she's had lots of guest around all summer ? what i know her husband only married her for the shake of her being preggers but come oh by the easy her own very words - id rather mom then have sex with my husband - amazingly sad person

this woman drugs her children and sells them i mean what is she like how can any mother do such a thing i really feel sorry for her children i think she needs a good fuck and needs to get over herself.